Herbert Trantow
Herbert Trantow (1903–1993) was a German composer of film scores, active during the postwar era. Before 1950 he worked for DEFA in East Germany, but then worked exclusively in the West. He was the father of the actress Cordula Trantow.
Herbert Trantow
- Name
- Herbert Trantow
- Born
- 19 September 1903
- Birthplace
- Dresden, Saxony, German Empire
- Died
- 8 January 1993 (aged 89)
- Place of death
- Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
- Occupation
- Composer
- Nationality
- Germany · German Democratic Republic
- Languages
- German
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• Name — Herbert Trantow • Born — 19 September 1903 • Birthplace — Dresden, Saxony, German Empire • Died — 8 January 1993 (aged 89) • Place of death — Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany • Occupation — Composer • Years Active — 1944–1968 (film)
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Herbert Trantow appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a composer, conductor and musician (19 September 1903 – 8 January 1993). Herbert Trantow was born on 19 September 1903 in Dresden and died on 8 January 1993 in Berlin.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Wozzeck (1947) • Girls Behind Bars (1949) • Five Suspects (1950) • A Rare Lover (1950) • The Staircase (1950) • The Sinful Border (1951) • Shadow over the Islands (1952) • Towers of Silence (1952) • Big City Secret (1952) • A Thousand Red Roses Bloom (1952) • All Clues Lead to Berlin (1952) • Come Back (1953) • Annaluise and Anton (1953) • On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (1954) • Love Without Illusions (1955) • I Was an Ugly Girl (1955) • Sacred Lie (1955) • The Story of Anastasia (1956) • The Night of the Storm (1957) • Heaven, Love and Twine (1960) • Until Money Departs You (1960) • Lana, Queen of the Amazons (1964)
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